HuffingtonPost.com (excerpts):  Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnam has asked international heath experts to help investigate a mystery illness that has killed 19 people and sickened 171 others in an impoverished district in central Vietnam, an official said Friday.  The infection has affected mostly children and young people.  It begins with a high fever, loss of appetite and a rash that covers the hands and feet.  Patients who are not treated early can develop liver problems and eventually face multio...
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